Japan Nitaboh sits in the top 4% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #190 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
NITABOH 仁太坊―津軽三味線始祖外聞
At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen guitar once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind travelling shamisen player. In time with the help of friends old and new, he walks the paths that leads to his ultimate fate – that of founder of the Tsugaru style of shamisen play.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #190 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (96th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan History productions specifically: #2 of 100 (top 2%).
History + Animation in Japan
16 Japan titles in our catalog blend the History and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Nitaboh itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
Among 298 Japan films we catalog from this window, Nitaboh places #12 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Nitaboh premiered alongside 95 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1576th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 3th percentile among Japan films.
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | WAO World |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | February 21, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt1863338 |